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J. A. HAYES. HAY PRESS- No. 470,488. Patehted Mar. 3, 1892.

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No. 470,488. Patented Mar. 8, 1892.

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JOHN A. HAYES, OF ROGERS, ARKANSAS.

HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,488, dated March 8, 1892. Applicatimfllled September 18, 1891. Serial No.406 158. (No model.)

To (0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,.JOHN A. HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rogers, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates generally to balingpresses, and particularly to improvements in that class thereof which is employed for baling hay, straw, and the like; and it consists in the improved construction and arrange ment or combination of parts hereinafter fully disclosed in the description, drawings, and claims.

The object of my invention to provide a v This object is accomplished by the improved construct-ion of press illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which the same referencenumerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and in which Figure 1 represents a top plan view of my improved baling-press; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 3, a side elevation thereof; Fig. 4, a front end view thereof; and Fig. 5, a top plan view of the bottom of the baling-chamber, the plunger being omitted.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the sides of the press, which are formed with the longitudinal slots 2 for the passage of the arms 3 of the plunger l; 5, the slotted top or gate, which is hinged at the right side of the press and removably secured at the left side thereof by the pivoted hooks (5, which are secured at their lower ends to the vertical plates 7 and at their upper curved ends they pass over the horizontal plates 8 and 9, the ends of which are upturned to prevent the hooks from slipping off, and 10indicates the vertical and horizontal tie-bars, which pass around and hold together the baling-chamber 11, being strengthened by the vertical tie-bolts 12. At the front end of the press, at a point about opposite the middle of drawing the plunger forward. One end of a cord or rope 14" is secured to the shaft 18. The rope is led down and under the frictionroller 15, under the press, under the pulley 16 at the rear end of the press, then upward and over the pulley 17, which is mounted in the two-part standard 18 at the rear end of the press, and the end of the rope is secured to an eyebolt located in a recess in the rear face i of the plunger.

It will thus beseen that by turning the cranks in one direction the plunger will be drawn forward by the ropes or chains 14:, while by turning the cranks in the other direction the rope 14' will draw the plunger back.

Above the shaft 13 is placed the wire-shaft 19, which is supported by bearings in the vertical standards 20 and is provided with a crank 21 at one end. From this shaft wires pass downwardly through spaces between the slats of the gate 5, through holes 23 in the bottom of the press, and are temporarilysecured to any projecting part of the frame of the press. The method by which these wires are bound around the bale will be hereinafter described. The shaft 13 carries a ratchet-wheel 24:, and a pawl 25engages with this ratchetwheel and serves to hold it in any desired position.

To the forward portion of the baling-chamber is secured a bracket 27, which forms a support for the lever 29, which carries at its end the hook 30. This lever is used for raising the bale out of the baling-chamber and swinging it to one side.

The operation of my press is as follows: In commencing a bale the plunger is drawn as far back as possible. The hay or other material to be baled is fed in through the opening 26 in the top of the press between the gate 5 and the plunger-chamber. When a sufficient quantity ofhay has been fed in, the plunger is run forward, packing the hay in the formovement of the plunger likewise unwinds the wire from the wire-shaft'and laysit along the bottom of the baling-chamber and against the front of the bale. The plunger is then run back, more hay fed in, and another stroke made, as before. Thus by successive strokes of the plunger the baleis formed. When the baling-chamber is full, the plunger is run back again, the ends of the wires are unfastened, drawn up through the holes 23, and are brought up to the top of the press. The plunger is then run forward again, compressing the bale as inuch as possible, and the pawl 25 is dropped, holding the bale in this position. The gate 5 is then raised, wire is drawn from the reel and carried over the top of the bale, and the ends of the wires are looped around the; portion carried back. The crank 21 is then turned to wind up the wire on the wireshaft and drawit tightly around the bale. The ends ofthe wire are then well tied or twisted and the wire is cut to free the bale.

Having thus completely described the construction' and operation of my baling-press, what I claim as new is 1, In a hay-press, the combination, with a baling-cha'mber having slotted sides in its rear part, a hinged cover or gate at the front end adapted to betemporarily fastened, and a fixed cover at the rear end, said covers being separated from each other sufficiently to j leave-a space for feeding in the material to be compressed, of a reciprocating plunger provided with arms passing through and slid- 1ng1n the slots of the baling-chamber, and means, as the power-shaft 13, provided with cranks and ropes or chains, as 14: and 14', for moving said plunger forward and backward, substantially as described.

2. In a hay-press, the combination, with av baling-chamber having an opening in thetop for the feeding in of the material to be compressed and a hinged and locking cover at the front endto permit the bale to be removed, of a reciprocating plunger within said chamber, means, as the power-shaft 13, provided withmeans for rotating the same,

ropes or chains, as 14', secured to said shaft and plunger for moving said plunger forward, and a rope or cord, as 14, wound on and secured to said shaft 13 and passing around a friction-roll under the chamber and over friction-pulleys at the rear end of said chamber and attached to the plunger for drawing said plunger backward, substantially as described.

8. In a hay-press, the combination, with a reci-procatingplunger within the baling-chamber, of apower-shaft journaled in bearings at the front end of the press, a rope or chain se- I cured to said shaft and plunger and passing under the press for moving the plunger backward, friction rolls or pulleys for guiding said rope, and devices, substantially as described, for placing ties upon the finished bale.

4. In a hay-press, the combination, with a baling-chamber, of a wiring shaft or Windlass journaled in standards secured to the front end of said press and wires or cords wound thereon and secured thereto, passinginto and through the bottom of said baling-chamber, whereby said wires or cords may be placed under and around the bale and then drawn taut and fastened, substantially as described.

5. A hay-press comprising a baling,-cham-' her having slotted sides and a hinged locking-cover at one end and a fixed cover at the opposite end, said covers being separated from each other by an opening for feeding in the material to be pressed, a plunger provided with laterally-projecting arms, a power-shaft provided with cranks for turning the same and a ratchet and pawl for looking it in place, ropes or chains connecting the'powershaft and plunger for moving the plunger forward and backward, a Windlass for holding, releasing, and tightening the bale cords. or wires, and suitable means for removing the bale, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. HAYES. Witnesses:

T. T. HINDE, RICHARD PRIEST. 

